Book marker



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Patented June 19, 1951 BOOK MARKER Oscar W. J oily, WestSpringfield,Mass, assignor toSpringfield Photo Mount 00., Holyoke, Mass,.atcorporatilm of Massachusetts Application November 23, 1948, SerialNo. 61,620 1 Claim. (01. 129-1) My invention relates to improvements ina book and is directed more particularly to the provision of a bookmarker upon the end or outside edge of a book and to an improvement inthe means for positioning the same.

It is the principal object of -my invention to provide a novelandimproved'construction of the type in which a back bone of a book isprovided-with a slot or slots and a marker is associated therewith.

- With the above primary object in view, it is another object of myinvention to provide a construction of the above described characterwhich is relatively simple and compact in accordance with the demandsand desires of the purchasing public as well as .of the manufacturersthereof and" which is not only attractive in its appearance andpractical in its value but also reliable in its operation and thoroughlyefficient in its use.

It is a still further object'to provide a device whichis constructed ofrelatively simple parts which are adapted to be readily assembled andwhich-when onceassembled are securely retained in operative relationshipand which are not apt to be readily separatedfrom each other, either cid n ally orotherwise.

The existing practice in the trade is .to provide indexes on the insideof the book. Books heretofore known all have the common objection thatin order to use the indexes thereof, one has to openthe book in order toread the index and to determine the contents.

Accordingly. I have devised a novel means whereby such difiiculties andobjections are overcome. I accomplish this by the, provision of a devicewhich obviates the need for openingthe book to read the index, the indexbeing located upon the outside thereof.

Other prime objects of my invention include: first, the provision of asimplified construction and arrangement of a book marking device whichis strong, durable and compact in its structure and is distinctive inits appearance; second, the securement of a higher degree of accuracy inthe manner of work performed therewith than has heretofore been possiblewith prior devices known in the art; third, the attainment of a higherdegree of speed of construction and assembly of the device due to itssimplification in design and its unique composition of parts; fourth,the attainment of a flexibility or a capability of adjustment by which avariety of work can be produced by means of the same device; fifth, theprovision of an improved book marking device which may be made moreeconomically and with fewer operations in the manufacture of its parts,as well as in the assembly of the same, than prior devices known in theart; and sixth, the provision of a construction which may be readilyinstalled with respect to books on which it may be used.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relativearrangement of parts thereof, as will fully appear by a perusal of thedescription below and by various specific features which will behereinafter set forth.

To the above cited and other ends and with the foregoing and variousother novel features and advantages and other objects of my invention aswill become more readily apparent as the description proceeds, myinvention consists in certain novel features of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter moreparticularly pointed out in the claim hereunto annexed and more fullydescribed and referred to in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein:

Fig. 1 is an end elevational view of a book showing the device of myinvention associate-cl therewith, I

Fig. 2 is a side elevational View of abook showing my device inassociation therewith and having certain parts broken away for purposesof clarity, 1

Fig. 3- is a sectional view along the line 33 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is aplan view of the device of my invention in open or inoperative position.

In the above mentioned drawings annexed hereto and forming'a part of-this sp ecification,

have shown but one'embodimentof my invention which is deemed preferable,but it is to be understood that changes and modifications may be madewithin the scope of the appended claims without departing from thespirit of the inven tion.

Referring now to the different drawings more in detail, in which similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figuresand referring more particularly to the preferred form of my inventionselected for illustrative purposes, I have shown a book generallyindicated by the numeral Hi.

In the form shown front and rear cover members marked l2 and Mrespectively are provided.

The members I2 and 14 have hingedly connected thereto flap members ['6and I3 respectively thereby facilitating the wide opening of the book asin the case of a phonograph record 3 album or other loose leaf book inthe well known manner.

Sheets or leaves 25 are held in stacked relation between the members 12and I4 by means of binding posts 22 substantially as shown in Fig. 3although it will be understood that any other form of book might besubstituted for the form shown in this illustrative case.

The sheets 25 and the flap members E6 and H, as Well are apertured so asto receive the bind ing posts 22.

If desired spacers 21 may be employed between the leaves 23 as in thewell known manner in the case of the aforementioned phonograph recordalbum.

A back bone is provided at the bound end of the book to cover andconceal the stack of leaves 26 and in the form shown in Fig. 3, this isa U- shaped member comprising a back member 25 and inwardly extendingside members 26 and on opposite sides thereof, which embrace oppositesides of the stack of leaves 29.

The members 25 are also apertured so as to receive the binding posts 22when in alignment with the sheets 20 and the flap members l3 and 18 assired side tabs 36 and 36 may be provided which extend outwardly inopposite directions from the main body portion at opposite sides thereofall as shown in Fig. 4.

The tabs are bendable angularly relative to the plane of the member 36when in the open or inoperative position.

The member 38 is of such size and configuration that, when in operativeposition, the main body portion thereof squarely overlies a portion ofthe back member 24.

A pair of vertically spaced slots 38 are provided in the back member 24in such a manner as to receive the upper and lower tabs 32 and 34therethrough as shown in Fig. 1 whereby the main body portion of themember 30 lies adjacent the back member 24 upon the outside surfacethereof and the tabs 32 and 34 being receivable by flexing through theslots 38 underlie the back member 24.

The side tabs 36 and 36 are bendable angularly relative to the plane ofthe member 30 and are receivable between the side members 26 and 26 ofthe back bone and the flap members l6 and I8.

It will be understood however that where other bindings are employed,other vertically extending slots might be provided in the back member 24so as to receive the side tabs 36 and 36 in a manner similar to themanner in which the upper and lower tabs 32 and 34 are received.

As an additional feature of my invention, the side tabs 36 and 36 may beprovided with insets 3'! and 31 on the outermost or free edges thereofwhich are of such configuration as to snugly embrace the binding postsof the book when in operative position as shown in Fig. 2.

The invention may be embodied in other spe oific forms without departingfrom the essential characteristics thereof. Hence, the presentembodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects merely asbeing illustrative and not as being restrictive, the scope of theinvention being indicated by the appended claim rather than by theforegoing description, and all modifications and variations as fallwithin the meaning and purview and. range of equivalency of the appendedclaim are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

What it is desired to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

The combination with the longitudinally extending back portion of a bookprovided with longitudinally spaced transversely extending slits andhaving longitudinal rear portions of covers removably secured tolongitudinal side members thereof extending from opposite longitudinaledges of said back portion at right angles thereto of a marker thereforcomprising, a marker member formed from bendable material to have anelongated body portion with upper and lower end tabs extending fromopposite transverse ends of said body portion insertable in the slits ofsaid back portion and with side tabs extending from oppositelongitudinal sides of said body portion insertable between thelongitudinal side portions of the back and rear portions of the covers.

OSCAR W. JOLLY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,067,531 MacGregor July 15, 19131,571,479 Hubber Feb. 2, 1926 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 14,203Great Britain 1894 186,281 Switzerland Dec. 1, 1936

